Heres a question.

[BiggA]

I plan to sit all day and am considering if it is necessary to bring a bottle for urine or just let fly. I have heard people say it dont matter. What do you all do and or think?

[Outdoors Junkie]

My dad carries a old laundry detergent bottle (cleaned out) and does his duty in that. 

I would think it helps conceal scent.

[22lex]

Personally I let 'er fly.

I don't know if a deer is spooked by my golden shower, but I have had them come right up to where I left my "sign", sniff it and walk away.

[dakids]

Let it fly. I use my own urine to start mock scrapes.  I made a mock scrape last friday and had 8 bucks hit it friday night and the all hit it again sat. night.  It didn't seem to bother any of them.

[BiggA]

I asked this question at work and was told by one guy that he urinates in scrapes when he sees them and has seen them get hit after words.

[deadeye]

Never saw a deer spook from human urine.  Have seen plenty stop to check it out.  Like 22lex and dakids say... let it fly.

[MNBucKKiller]

let 'er fly, never had a deer notice... plus i've heard that it doesn't affect them cuz they can't tell the difference in the smell.

[cobb]

I have actually urinated on scrapes and it seemed that it made the buck scrape it up worst than it was before I wet it down.

So I wouldn't worry.  If they can smell your urine, it might mask your human scent.

[Stensethfan]

If it is good enough for Larry Weishuhn(SP?), than it is good enough for me!  Let er fly boys!

[guythathunts]

What if you have to take a crap?

[White Oak]

Here is some info on the subject:

http://www.midwestwhitetail.com/faqs/39/hunting-strategy.html

Should I pee from my stand or carry a bottle?
Travis from AL asks:
Planning on doing some hunting this year up in Minnesota in a remote location on private land. It'll be a drive in drive out at the end of the day scenario with no access to facilities. What are my best options for urinating. gatorade/water bottles? Never had this be an issue as Ive always had access to a bathroom, but i cant imagine urinating below my stand will help my chances. Thanks for the help and the years of good info

Winke Responds:
Travis, I have done a lot of research on this, believe it or not. I had stopped using a bottle back in about 1991. I had never seen any problems, but I decided to call several biologists about it. They all said the same thing: that deer can't tell whether the urine came from a human. They may be able to tell it came from a carnivore, but they are not sure on that either. Also, fresh urine breaks down fast, so it is not a factor either way for more than a couple of hours. I have had thousands of deer walk past my stands since then, some at very short range. I have only seen a few that smelled the places where I lit it rip. In those cases, they actually showed curiosty, not caution. Knowing what I know now, I would never, ever carry one of those things.

[Go Big Red!]

Let it fly.  Just don't pee on the ladder portion of your stand or your touching it on the way down.

[22lex]

What if you have to take a crap?

Cut off a portion of your shirt or sock, climb down, and take care of business!

[guythathunts]

That is always the plan!

[alaskajim]

Human urine and feces doesn't bother deer at all.  Gland scents, like sweat will.  I've made lots of yellow snow and many, many times there are deer tracks right up to it the next time I'm there. 
And there ain't nothing so satisfying as taking a sh!t in the woods.  I love it, as long as I have some 'mountain money' with me.  (TP)  Doesn't bother the deer at all.

Fires don't bother them either.  I've had a little campfire going many times and killed deer while sitting over it on a cold day.

[brandbll]

Human urine and feces doesn't bother deer at all.  Gland scents, like sweat will.  I've made lots of yellow snow and many, many times there are deer tracks right up to it the next time I'm there. 
And there ain't nothing so satisfying as taking a sh!t in the woods.  I love it, as long as I have some 'mountain money' with me.  (TP)  Doesn't bother the deer at all.

Fires don't bother them either.  I've had a little campfire going many times and killed deer while sitting over it on a cold day.

A campfire doesn't bother a deer?  How big was this camp fire and how far away was the deer?

[Mayfly]

I know a guy who shoots a deer over a fire every year. He said they come into it out of curiosity and BANG......dead deer. Said he'll bring some hot dogs and roast them sometimes for lunch over the fire. This is no BS. Crazy huh.

[BiggA]

I think curiosity has overcome many a young deer but find it hard to imagine a mature animal making the same mistakes.

[Mayfly]

I think curiosity has overcome many a young deer but find it hard to imagine a mature animal making the same mistakes.

Strict QDM hunter. Nice bucks and does. He is also a rifle hunter so anything within a couple hundred yards is down. But he said he does have curious deer come into it.

[dakids]

I know an oldtimer that always has a radio playing CCO and has shot a lot of deer over the years.  Same guy drives out to his stand in a tractor.  He doesn't use scent eliminators but will make sure to wear his barn cloths.

I have also had quite a few deer come and check me out while I am cutting fire wood.

Sometimes curiosity kills the deer.

[brandbll]

I know a guy who shoots a deer over a fire every year. He said they come into it out of curiosity and BANG......dead deer. Said he'll bring some hot dogs and roast them sometimes for lunch over the fire. This is no BS. Crazy huh.

I hunted with a guy this weekend who uses a wood burning stove in his stand, but i've never heard of people using actual fires to attract deer.  So the first thing he does in the morning is go out into the woods, build a fire, and then just posts up nearby and uses it as actual bait?

[Cody Gruchow]

like dakids said curiousity is a deers worst enemy especially if they dont know what it is they have to check it out.